Talking Stick - January/February 2009 - (Page 34) Assessing AssignmenTs TAble A: monTh when freshmen begin Applying for housing monTh percenTAge September October November December January February March April May TAble b: 18% 19% 11% 7% 14% 6% 7% 4% 12% Tony Martin, director of housing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, explains that they use the MyersBriggs assessment along with data provided by the admissions office and the information included on housing applications to make the best matches. At Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Kyle Wych explains that they try to minimize mismatches by waiting until July to assign rooms: “This allows us to move students around during the summer as sometimes their friends end up coming and they want to be roommates.” When asked about the major issues facing housing assignment professionals, many respondents (38 percent) identified student expectations as being the most problematic. The choice of housing is complicated by the fact that students want to have it both ways: they want private rooms while at the same time desiring a sense of community. Students also have a high sense of entitlement, especially for amenities related to technology, according to 25 percent of the respondents. This overwhelming commonality of response can be linked to Facebook, which has drastically changed how students – and parents – get to know their roommates. Respondents also identified facilities and maintenance as major issues facing assignment professionals. They commented about several items in particular: a large disparity between modern halls and older halls, more requests for ADAcompliant features, and increased demand for assignments tailored to a student’s medical condition or to a desire for gender neutrality. Additional issues included cost control and price setting, retention, security, staff limitations (budget cuts), communication with students and parents, and overflow housing. Students may sometimes feel that roommate assignments are totally random, or at least misguided. In fact, monTh when freshmen Are noTified of housing AssignmenTs monTh percenTAge April May June July August September Other 10% 11% 22% 37% 18% 1% 1% The stately Weatherford Residential College on Oregon’s campus (l). Oregon students hanging out (r). 3 Talking STick oregon state
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